20th Commission on Sustainable Development

20 - 22 June 2012 (completed)
Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

Focus on: Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development

Latest ILO reports

Are “green” jobs decent?
This issue of the Journal focuses on the question of whether the jobs that are emerging in the efforts to reach sustainable development can be described as “decent”.

The global impact of e-waste: Addressing the challenge
This paper explores the volumes, sources and flows of e-waste, the risks it poses to e-waste workers and the environment, occupational safety and health issues, labour issues and regulatory frameworks, and links this growing global problem with the International Labour Organization’s current and future work.

ILO projects

Green Jobs Programme of the ILO The ILO's Green Jobs Programme promotes a practical and coherent strategy that recognizes the strong interdependence between the need for social development and the urgency to act on climate change.